Air India starts restoring some flights paused after crash
As part of the restoration, Air India will start a thrice-weekly service between Ahmedabad and London Heathrow from August 1 to September 30, replacing the currently operating five-times-a-week flights between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London from the Indian city of Ahmedabad began to lose thrust and crashed shortly after takeoff on June 12. All but one of the 242 people on board and 19 others on the ground were killed.
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Air India reduced some of its international flights following the crash as part of a 'safety pause' that the carrier said allowed it to perform additional precautionary checks on its Boeing 787 aircraft.
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The partial service resumption will see some flights being restored from August 1, with full restoration planned from October 1, 2025, Air India said.
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As part of the partial resumption, Air India has reduced flights to some destinations in Europe and North America. These include reductions in the frequency of Delhi-to-Paris flights to seven times a week from 12, effective August 1.
Flights on the Delhi-Milan route have been reduced to three times a week from four earlier.
The frequency of flights from Mumbai and Delhi to New York JFK has been cut to six times a week from seven earlier, the airline said.
–Reporting by Nishit Navin; Editing by Pooja Desai
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